Rubio’s acceptance speech

posted at 12:51 am on November 3, 2010 by Ed Morrissey

He was the first serious Tea Party candidate to rise to national attention, and now he will be one of the leaders in the new conservative movement in the GOP Senate caucus. Democrats feared his rise so much that the White House and Bill Clinton tried muscling their own candidate out of Rubio’s race in a shabby deal that essentially put Barack Obama in the role of the same sleazy back-room party leader that he demonized in his presidential campaign. If anyone deserves a victory lap tonight regardless of the content of his speech, it’s Marco Rubio, but as we have come to expect, Rubio really rose to the occasion:

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My favorite part of what Rubio said was as to the GOP, that tonight’s very big tsunami election for Republicans was not necessarily an indication of big support for the GOP but that the GOP had now to prove itself “anew”.

He’s right. Congratulations to Marco Rubio, who I’ve supported since he first declared his candidacy becuase he’s been consistently a good guy among a very messy landscacpe of nonsense and contrariness. The GOP “RINOs” should take Rubio’s remarks very, very seriously.

Lourdes on November 3, 2010 at 12:56 AM
SO AS EVERYONE HAS SAID – HE WAS BORN IN FLORIDA. He is so good looking and so bright “and clean and articulate” and I’d love to see his profile on mt rushmore.
I also thought Boehner’s talk was great. I loved that he could think of how hard his life has been and cry. I guess he will be criticized like Beck.

I can’t think of another race I would have traded for this one. As I said he was the only one candidate I dug deep into my pockets for (I don’t live in Florida) and I would have been crushed with Charlie Crist.

I can’t think of another race I would have traded for this one. As I said he was the only one candidate I dug deep into my pockets for (I don’t live in Florida) and I would have been crushed with Charlie Crist.

Marcus

I live in Florida and I made matching donations to Rubio and Meek just off of principle alone.

Rubio’s campaign was flawless. I never saw him do one interview where he wasn’t articulate and he was never flustered. I could barely even watch interviews with Angle or O’Donnell. Although I wanted them to win, Rubio in the (L) column would have been a travesty, a shame.

I agree that Rubio is great material for the White House but we should all keep those Constitutional requirements in mind, even if Obama and the Left (and many a RINO) think they’re tedious.

Lourdes on November 3, 2010 at 12:56 AM

Oy with the birther crud. Give it up already.

But as for Rubio running for POTUS, I mean dear gawd, he hasn’t done anything yet except win the election! Let’s see how he does in the Senate and which way his votes go before we start touting him as the next great Republican hope.

If he stays true to himself, Marco Rubio’s going to make a hell of a President someday.

At his age, with the way people tend to age slower with each passing generation, he can be there any time by 2020 at the earliest but also still in fighting trim in 2024, 2028, 2032.

The horizon, for now, seems endless for this guy.

I wouldn’t push for 2016, he’s got to have time to build as a national figure. I’d only say 2016 if he’s risen to JFK in 1960 like stature by then and has a resume as “The Man” in the Senate, but, then again, right now, The Force seems strong in this one…

Time will tell.

I think he’s just been added to that list of “People who scare the crap out of the DNC” tonight though.

Jindal’s been mentioned and he’s sort of a stealth pick. He goes two terms and becomes a national figure, he’ll be good pick too. Haley could become a big gun too.

Seems like we’ve got a lot of good young (in political years and age) talent in the GOP.

Our stars are young, the Dems stars are either fading or dying off (happens when people reach their 80’s and 90’s) and you take a look at their alleged “deep bench” and you realize THEY are the ones lacking “Super Stars”.

Obama? One Hit Wonder.

The Clintons won’t be around forever and they’re already losing their mojo.

The Kennedy name is toxic even in New England these days.

The oft touted “Star Power”, as the chattering class likes to call it, is all in the GOP now.

We’re going to have to fight twice as hard to get it to the top (old power never goes without one last barrage of sleaze- look no further than Alaska) but we can do this. We have the people who can get us there.

We just have to be patient, stay true to our principles, out work and out fight the other guys and we’ll get there.

Good morning hotair! FL delivered last night and Rick Scott narrowly won! I cried listening to Rubio’s speech. It will be a tragedy if he’s not the VP in 2012. Very mad that amendment 5 + 6 passed. Now the dems will litigate the new map; still they’ll at best pick up a couple seats next time around. Almost all of FL remains solidly Red but S. Florida, Orlando, Tampa.

UNFORTUNATELY, Rubio is not “natural born” as a U.S. citizen (he was born in Cuba).

You say that so authoritatively, some people might think it’s true. Rubio’s parent’s came to the US in 1959. That’s 50+ years ago. He is 38. He was born in the US and eligible to be President if the public entrusts him to that office.

Love it! He truly feels the pulse of the people. It is a second chance for the Republican Party. For the first time, I pollwatched here in Illinois for Joe Walsh. He’s ahead of Melissa Bean, but too close to call. It felt great to be part of the process. I urge everyone to volunteer next time around. We need to keep the integrity of the vote.